Charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD at home in Alabama

A 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD draws 25.2 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.18 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 73.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alabama — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Alabama owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD spend about $627 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,776 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Alabama's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD's 357-mile EPA range costs about $14.93 (90.1 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD in Alabama ranks 1,406 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD ranks 6 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alabama ranks 29 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

Everything above is the per-mile and per-year cost once a home charger exists — getting one installed is a separate electrical job whose price depends on your panel and wiring, not the state average used here.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Alabama before deciding.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD's cost in Alabama. Curious how Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.